Concepts Unavoidable global changes have happened in the recent ten years leading to essential amendments in the educational technologies, some of them belong to the educational environment itself and the others are external.
Some of the external events were continuous, while the others were emergent, for example:
§ The spread of some diseases around the world, for example the cow madness and others, that made many famous universities invite their students to avoid attending their campuses, but follow them at a distance like the Internet or satellite channels.
§ Changes of the number and nature of security events in many countries and on the global level, these have limited the movement of the people and money.
§ The spread of the Internet, its easy access and its low cost.
§ The rise of new demands due to the global financial crisis among the governments, companies and individuals.
